National Museum of Korea

Today I went to the National Museum of Korea. First, I saw the Paleolithic period¡¯s tools. It was the hand axe and the comb patterned pottery. The hand axe was used to hunt animals and the comb patterned pottery¡¯s decoration means rain.

Second, I learned about the Neolithic period. They started farming, used stones and bones and they also had fire. The stone was smoother because they had better skills than the Paleolithic age.

Third, I saw the Bronze Age. They used bronze to make daggers, spears, arrows, and swords. The Korean sword can be separated into the grip and the blade.

The myth how the first country Gojoseon was built is that the sky¡¯s son Hwanung came down to the ground. Tiger and bear wanted to be human. Hwanung said that ¡°if you two eat garlic and mugwort for 100 days in a cave you will be human.¡± The tiger couldn¡¯t become a human but the bear became a person and was named Ungnyeo. She married to Hwanung and gave birth to Dangun.

My favorite period is the three kingdoms. My favorite kingdom is Goguryeo because they had the largest territory. Jumong the great archer built Goguryeo in 37 B.C. The 4 gods of this country is the Red Phoenix meaning fire and everlasting life. The Blue Dragon meaning rain, sea, and the wind. The Black Tortoise- Serpent meaning the ground and the woods. The White Tiger meaning the justice and strength.

I want to visit the National Museum of Korea again once more because I couldn¡¯t see the time over Gaya.